Lillybet's Papers

Hello and welcome to the Merry & Bright Social Stamping blog hop with Kelly. It's been such a crazy year I thought I would share some Christmas Cards created with a bright and crazy colour scheme to bring some cheer! These are some cards I made as samples for my Christmas Card Class to show some alternative ways to use the Merry and Bright Stamp set which was included as part of the kit for the class. Some of the designs are CASED directly from Pinterest and you may have seen them around. They include a few different techniques. For the Magenta card I have applied the ink using a dauber directly to the stamp before stamping. By using the Stamparatus you can add more layers of ink to increase the intensity. To create the layered circles behind you need to cut 2 circles of each colour ( in 2 different sizes- pair the largest and smallest circles together, and then pair the 2 sizes in between)and you will end up with 2 card layouts.  In this layout the semi-circle layers are besid

Hello again, hard to believe it's the 25th of November already- Christmas is certainly approaching fast. But even though it's soon, I am not sharing a Christmas card today, but I am inspired by the beautiful colours in this week's inspiration pic. I had to have a little play with a new stampset coming in January. The colours for this week are Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party and Pretty Peacock- a delightful combination.  I have used the first four for a watercolour wash using the smoosh technique of ink on an clear block, spritzed with water and smooshed onto some Shimmery White cardstock. Then I stamped the gorgeous flowers in Memento Black and the sentiment in Peacock, with a few peacock splatters from flicking the pen against the inside of the pen lid- an old technique but a good one. The painted panel is on a pool party mat embossed with the Subtle folder and I added a few rhinestones for sparkle of course. The tiny strip trimmed from the edge wa

  It's a big week in the Stampin' Up! Calendar so I'm just going to take it one day at a time- and one promotion at a time. The curvy thinlits were perfect for another version of the Acetate Tent Card - directions and links on this page . I've used the thinlit wiht the decorative edge on the Whisper White, and the thinlit with the little holes on the red foil which sits underneath. This week the Curvy Celebrations Suite has become available to customers. Demonstrators get the benefit of an early purchase so we can play with the products first, and create some samples to share. I have been waiting for curved edge thinlits  for such a long time it was a snap for me to add these to my collection. (If you would like the benefit of being an early purchaser too you are very welcome to join my team of papercrafters.) I created some samples to share at my Christmas Card Class last weekend so now I can share them with you too. so What's in the curvy celebrations bundle- 2 s